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1 files changed, 16 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/arch/x86/kernel/tsc_sync.c b/arch/x86/kernel/tsc_sync.c
index 1d8508fd15f7..d0db011051a5 100644
--- a/arch/x86/kernel/tsc_sync.c
+++ b/arch/x86/kernel/tsc_sync.c
@@ -73,9 +73,11 @@ static void tsc_sanitize_first_cpu(struct tsc_adjust *cur, s64 bootval,
* the TSC is in sync with the already running cpus.
*
* But we always force positive ADJUST values. Otherwise the TSC
- * deadline timer creates an interrupt storm. Sigh!
+ * deadline timer creates an interrupt storm. We also have to
+ * prevent values > 0x7FFFFFFF as those wreckage the timer as well.
*/
- if ((bootcpu && bootval != 0) || (!bootcpu && bootval < 0)) {
+ if ((bootcpu && bootval != 0) || (!bootcpu && bootval < 0) ||
+ (bootval > 0x7FFFFFFF)) {
pr_warn(FW_BUG "TSC ADJUST: CPU%u: %lld force to 0\n", cpu,
bootval);
wrmsrl(MSR_IA32_TSC_ADJUST, 0);
@@ -448,13 +450,22 @@ retry:
* that the warp is not longer detectable when the observed warp
* value is used. In the worst case the adjustment needs to go
* through a 3rd run for fine tuning.
- *
- * But we must make sure that the value doesn't become negative
- * otherwise TSC deadline timer will create an interrupt storm.
*/
cur->adjusted += cur_max_warp;
+
+ /*
+ * TSC deadline timer stops working or creates an interrupt storm
+ * with adjust values < 0 and > x07ffffff.
+ *
+ * To allow adjust values > 0x7FFFFFFF we need to disable the
+ * deadline timer and use the local APIC timer, but that requires
+ * more intrusive changes and we do not have any useful information
+ * from Intel about the underlying HW wreckage yet.
+ */
if (cur->adjusted < 0)
cur->adjusted = 0;
+ if (cur->adjusted > 0x7FFFFFFF)
+ cur->adjusted = 0x7FFFFFFF;
pr_warn("TSC ADJUST compensate: CPU%u observed %lld warp. Adjust: %lld\n",
cpu, cur_max_warp, cur->adjusted);